FreightWaves LIVE: An Events Podcast

In this chat, FreightWaves Staff Writer Grace Sharkey speaks with Adam Wingfield, Founder & Managing Director at Innovative Logistics Group, to discuss various business strategies for surviving a bear trucking market. Wingfield reviews ways to manage costs, how to build relationships for new business and what owner-operators can do to differentiate themselves from the competition.  Follow FreightW...

Kaylee Nix, Reporter at FreightWaves, sits down with Evan Shelley, CEO of Truck Parking Club, to discuss how it will take support from all parts of the industry to solve one of drivers’ most contentious problems: where to park their trucks.  Follow FreightWaves Podcasts Join the Small Fleet & Owner Operator Summit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Todd Koca Founder, President and CEO of CrownSource, and Tyler Harden, Chief Product Officer of TTN Fleet Solutions, join us to highlight ways fleets can save through maintenance and exclusive cost savings programs. They are joined by FreightWaves Enterprise Trucking Carrier Expert, Thomas Wasson. Follow FreightWaves Podcasts Join the Small Fleet & Owner Operator Summit Learn more about your ad ch...

Grace Sharkey, Staff Writer at FreightWaves, sits with Natarajan Subbiah, Head of Product at Uber Freight, to discuss how leveraging technology can improve decision-making, reduce costs and elevate your customers’ experience. Subbiah also describes how his company works with drivers to make sure available tech is making the right choices when it comes to moving freight. Follow FreightWaves Podcast...

Getting into the world of small business trucking is no easy feat and it takes industry support. Lewie Pugh from the Owner Operator & Independent Drivers Association keynotes our Small Fleet Owner Operator Summit by explaining his tips and tricks for being successful as a driver, backed up by more than 20 years spent behind the wheel. Lewie is joined by FreightWaves Reporter Kaylee Nix. Follow Fre...

The 3PL space is dealing with several major legal issues from non-competes to accident liabilities. The Armchair Attorney Matt Leffler breaks down his thoughts on the top 3 issues facing intermediaries in this fireside chat with FreightWaves' Kaylee Nix. Follow FreightWaves Podcasts Join the 3PL Summit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the logistics industry continues to evolve and become more complex, many 3PLs are turning to outsourcing as a way to streamline operations, reduce costs, and stay competitive. We sat down with Nick Strober, Director of Sales at Lean Solutions Group to explore the benefits and challenges of outsourcing logistics services for 3PLs. We discuss the various functions that can be outsourced, from tra...

In this fireside chat, Justin Murphy, EVP of Claims at Loadsure joins us to discuss the impacts of cargo claims on 3PL’s. We highlight the need to be proactive in not only limiting claims, but quickly addressing them when they occur. Justin is joined by FreightWaves Enterprise Trucking Expert Thomas Wasson. Follow FreightWaves Podcasts Join the 3PL Summit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

Edge Logistics CEO Will Kerr sits down with FreightWaves' Chief Economist Anthony Smith to outline the biggest challenges for individual brokerages and how to thrive in any environment. Follow FreightWaves Podcasts Join the 3PL Summit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Data analytics and carrier relationships can work together to build a competitive advantage in supply chain management. Nick Shipe, Business Development Manager at Circle Logistics, explains how to leverage data to make informed decisions when selecting carriers and building long-term relationships combined with the importance of balancing the benefits of data-driven decision-making with the need...

FreightWaves' Kaylee Nix dives into the Wild West of recruiting with Charlie Saffro from CS Recruiting. The two chat about how job seeking has changed in the last year and what unique challenges face companies as they try to fill roles.  Follow FreightWaves Podcasts Join the 3PL Summit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Metafora CEO, Peter Rentschler, sits down with FreightWaves Chief Economist Anthony Smith and breaks down the pitfalls of holding onto legacy technology in the workplace and how to navigate a full scale revamp. Follow FreightWaves Podcasts Join the 3PL Summit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ed Stockman, CEO and co-founder of newtrul, joins FreightWaves Enterprise Trucking Expert Thomas Wasson to talk about emerging 3PL technologies aimed at increasing the quality of transactions in the spot marketplace. Follow FreightWaves Podcasts Join the 3PL Summit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Truckstop.com Economist Noel Perry and FreightWaves' Anthony Smith dive into historical trends and cycles within the freight market and what to expect in the years to come. Follow FreightWaves Podcasts Join the 3PL Summit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FreightWaves' Grace Sharkey sits with Manny McElroy, Senior Vice President of Transportation at ITS Logistics to discuss the importance of relationship building within a scaling logistics provider. McElroy shares personal experiences, gives tips on how to leverage relationships to provide better service and shares how technology can fit into those intentional connections. Follow FreightWaves Podca...

In the keynote address with TIA President and CEO, Anne Reinke, we will be discussing how the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) is creating a safer, more secure, and ethical supply chain. TIA plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety and security of the goods being transported in the industry, as well as promoting ethical business practices and compliance with government regulation...

Grace Sharkey, Staff Writer at FreightWaves, speaks with Sean O’Malley, Co-Founder and Board Member of BlueXTrade, to discuss the recent enhancements in fintech on a global scale. O’Malley discusses the past challenges of trade finance and how emerging technologies can help open up more safe and efficient global trade. Follow FreightWaves Podcasts Join Supply Chain Meets FinTech 2023 Summit Learn...

Lauren Morton from QED Investors leads our SCMF keynote speech, explaining how shifting market conditions have changed the fund's approach to investing both domestically and in emerging markets like Latin America. She is joined by FreightWaves Reporter Kaylee Nix.  Follow FreightWaves Podcasts Join Supply Chain Meets FinTech 2023 Summit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

If hydrogen is to become a key fuel in the energy transition, it needs to have a robust supply chain behind it. In this fireside chat, Dr. Abbas Ghandi, director of energy and mobility at S&P Global Commodities Insights, sits down with FreightWaves editor at large John Kingston to lay out where that supply chain is now and how far it needs to go if widespread commercial adoption of hydrogen as an...

With driverless trucks set to deploy at the end of 2024, AV companies are entering the world of supply chains to ensure they have the parts they need for commercialization. Dave Maday, Senior Vice President of Business Development and Product Strategy at Aurora will speak to how the company leverages its partnerships with manufacturers Volvo Trucks and Paccar Inc. to stay on schedule and deploy dr...

Economists Anthony Smith and Charlie Chesbrough recap the shifting market dynamics within the auto industry from manufactures, dealers, consumers, infrastructure and more. Follow FreightWaves Podcasts Join Global Supply Chain Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Neal is a co-founder and CEO of GoExpedi, which has brought e-commerce practices and technology to the supply chain that gets necessary products into the oil patch. He’s also scaling the GoExpedi value proposition into manufacturing. He joins FreightWaves editor at large John Kingston to discuss how his company has brought this change in a relatively short time and what lessons he learned from...

BP pulse fleet President Vic Shao dives into advancements, challenges and opportunities within the EV charging industry, including a breakdown of the current state of U.S. charging infrastructure. Shao also addresses the specific roadblocks facing electric trucks and delivery vans and helps answer the question: Will the EV industry be able to keep up with demand?  Follow FreightWaves Podcasts Join...

There were plenty of pandemic days when fear of diesel shortages and outright unavailability gripped the trucking market. Gary Bevers, long-time consultant to the fuel distribution supply chain, speaks with FreightWaves editor at large John Kingston on how the diesel market might have gotten expensive but it ultimately did not break down, and fuel was available throughout some tight times over the...

Dolores Santos - a fuel industry expert with more than 40 years experience selling to fleets - talks about how supply chain issues can impact fuel supply, and fuel price, and how buyers can protect themselves.  Follow FreightWaves Podcasts Join Global Supply Chain Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices